Preview — Demons Not Included
by Cheyenne McCray

Meet Nyx. This half-human, half-Drow private eye investigates paranormal crimes by day and is an elite Tracker of demons by night. She prefers working solo--and playing rough. So when a terrifying force starts murdering innocent humans and paranorms, and leaving strange demonic symbols burned into their buildings, it's a case Nyx takes very personally…

Meanwhile, Nyx's fellMeet Nyx. This half-human, half-Drow private eye investigates paranormal crimes by day and is an elite Tracker of demons by night. She prefers working solo--and playing rough. So when a terrifying force starts murdering innocent humans and paranorms, and leaving strange demonic symbols burned into their buildings, it's a case Nyx takes very personally…

Meanwhile, Nyx's fellow Trackers are being killed one by one--and a sexy new Tracker named Torin is shadowing her every move. Torin has powers Nyx can't read, and sometimes she wonders whose side he's on. Nyx's instincts tell her something's brewing in the city's meanest supernatural streets, and that it's ready to unleash hell on Earth. Who can she trust? Now it's five minutes to permanent midnight…and Nyx's last chance means risking everything--even her own life.Demons Not Included is the first Night Tracker Novel from bestselling author Cheyenne McCray....more

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Demons Not Included is Cheyenne McCray’s first novel in her Night Tracker series, which has and pretty okay looking cover (if you appreciate a pretty looking fit female stomach) and a heroine with a creative name. Other than that, this eye rolling book is one designated for the land of forgotten books. Five pages in and I wanted to forget what I was reading because it was painful. Demons Not Included felt like a paint by numbers read. There was an extreme case of telling and not showing. Info duDemons Not Included is Cheyenne McCray’s first novel in her Night Tracker series, which has and pretty okay looking cover (if you appreciate a pretty looking fit female stomach) and a heroine with a creative name. Other than that, this eye rolling book is one designated for the land of forgotten books. Five pages in and I wanted to forget what I was reading because it was painful. Demons Not Included felt like a paint by numbers read. There was an extreme case of telling and not showing. Info dumping runs rampant on every page and it felt so empty as if nothing was really put into the writing. Hey reader, look at this, let’s tell you about that, insert some snooze worthy action and a few sex scenes for those who like sex in their books and hope you will have a book that will keep readers interested in the next one. In my case, that will not be happening. Some may feel that Demons Not Included is a fun urban fantasy romp, but it simply doesn’t work because it has too many faults. Again, the writing seems so stilted and the voice of Nyx Caer, the half fairy heroine grated on my nerves.

Nyx is a princess whose father is king of the Drow realm. Nyx is not the submissive type like most of the Drow females, so Nyx lives in New York City, because it is such a cool place to live! She spends her days as a private investigator who specializes in paranorm cases. Not paranormals but paranorms. Pretty hip lingo, isn’t it? Nyx is partners with Olivia, a human with huge breasts (Nyx points this out a few times) who loves to dress in those cutesy t-shirt with phrases on them that you find at stores like David and Goliath and what a sixteen year old would wear. Olivia is definitely not a sixteen. Olivia and Nyx are so very opposite with their wardrobes. Olivia likes to dress down in jeans and sneakers, while Nyx loves to wear Neiman Marcus clothes such as Dior blouses, Hermes scarves, Fendi jackets and Victoria Secret underwear. Also Nyx loves her Dolce & Gabbana hand bag to pieces and her Xphone. Can we say extreme case of name dropping product placement here? And the much beloved Xphone of Nyx’s is mentioned six times in the first chapter. Perhaps the title should have been Demons Not Included: The Xphone Chronicles?

Nyx is a trendy half human, half fairy crime fighter who can afford all these expensive name brands because she has more money than she can do with. Such are the perks of being a fairy princess. Nyx has it bad for NYPD Detective Adam Boyd. But Nyx can’t engage in any aerobic bed fun with Adam because when the sun sets, Nyx’s Drow side comes out and because her ex-lover Stan thought she was freak, Nyx has been scarred emotionally when it comes to men. Nyx looks human during the day but at night her straight black hair turns into, “a luxurious cobalt blue” and her ears turn pointy. Her skin becomes, “like pale amethyst marble” and her teeth turn pointed like a vampire's, but she doesn’t thirst for blood. When Nyx fights against the demons that cause trouble at night, she wears a special costume. This costume is a leather pants and a black leather corset set. I can’t help but wonder why Nyx hasn’t been confused as a sex worker wearing that outfit.

Some of Nyx’s paranorm (remember, not paranormal) friends are being killed by these demons and Nyx can’t defeat them all because it seems she is the only one available to fight. Nyx has a mentor and former lover Rodan of the Pit nightclub who is also Drow, into S&M and is so very seductive and elusive. We know he is into the kinky side of things because we are told of his spanking bench, toys and naked nymphs in his bed. Nyx is perturbed by Rodan because she doesn’t appreciate that Rodan has given Nyx a bodyguard. His name is Torin, which Nyx calls “T” just for kicks and giggles. The amount of times she would call Toran by that letter “T” grated on my nerves just as much as the constant mention of the Xphone.

Nyx is beloved by all and is an excellent warrior in her leather clad body. She is up against all types of baddies but has some big brawny men to keep her in one piece. Not only does Nyx have to keep daddy dearest calm because he is not happy to have a daughter that puts herself into danger, but Nyx has to deal with her feelings for Rodan and Adam. Rodan would sacrifice everything for Nyx. He would be an one woman man and keep the spanking to a minimum. Adam is the sexy human who Nyx thinks is adorable. She is afraid to commit to him because what if he finds out what she really is? Perhaps if Adam sees her in her leather outfit, he wouldn’t care if her hair was blue? And what would happen if say Toran stepped on Nyx’s Xphone so we wouldn’t have to hear about it every other page?

Demons Not Included reads very poorly. I had no connection to Nyx or the other characters in the least. This is one less than hollow ho-hum run of the mill book that has nothing to recommend for it. ...more

JessicaI would have paid money to have that blasted xphone destroyed. Prolly not as much as Apple paid to have their imitation product name dropped at leastI would have paid money to have that blasted xphone destroyed. Prolly not as much as Apple paid to have their imitation product name dropped at least two times per page.......more
Dec 08, 2011 02:08PM

I'd actually give it a 0.5 but then, I didn't finish the book. I couldn't. It was so terrible - and I did go up to 90 pages before my Brain informed me that if I continued to expose it to the horribleness, it would up and away from me. First of all, the t-shirts? Ms. McCray, those are not funny. No. Maybe in an email forward but in a book that is telling me a story? No. Secondly, what's up with your main character? I have seen puppets that are less wooden than her. I understand she's a Mary SueI'd actually give it a 0.5 but then, I didn't finish the book. I couldn't. It was so terrible - and I did go up to 90 pages before my Brain informed me that if I continued to expose it to the horribleness, it would up and away from me. First of all, the t-shirts? Ms. McCray, those are not funny. No. Maybe in an email forward but in a book that is telling me a story? No. Secondly, what's up with your main character? I have seen puppets that are less wooden than her. I understand she's a Mary Sue but seriously. And Stan? Couldn't you think of a more original name and - excuse me, why was she with this man if he turned out such a dick? Give the woman some emotional depth and for God's sakes, spend some time on your side characters so that the reader is at least a bit affected by the narration. I have never had this instant hate reaction to any other character before yours. And xPhone - a barely veiled reference to iPhone, we get that. But come on now, do you have to shove that information in our faces all the bloody time? "My xPhone made a beep yaadi yaada." Seriously, a simple "phone" would suffice. We understand it's a smart phone, let us forget it and move on. And T for Torin? Um. I thought we were dealing with adults and not kindergarten kids. I'm just glad I didn't buy this book. I'd have been very, very angry if I had done so....more

Great character driven UF series beginning Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil… prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon. – Terry Pratchett

Monsters are reGreat character driven UF series beginning Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil… prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon. – Terry Pratchett

Monsters are real. You just can’t see them. And if you do? Well, a Soothsayer will make sure you forget all about it. So, it’s all good, right? Olivia’s T-Shirt says it all: People like you are the reason People like me need medication. And there is heavy need for medication going around. Because the Ruhin Demon Gate has been breached, the Gatekeeper murdered, and demons are at, and past, the gate.

Nyx is a Tracker, protector of the people of Earth from the things that go bump in the night. Of course, Nyx is one of those things that go bump in the night – a Drow Princess, half Dark Elf, half human, crazily strong, crazily brave, and more fragile than most would understand. She lives between worlds, not only as a Tracker but also in her very makeup. By day, she works as a PI beside her friend Olivia, a human. But by night, Nyx is Drow, or as close as she can get. Her half-blood heritage means she her skin is amethyst rather than blue, her hair cobalt rather than sapphire, but she is still Drow in her heart, and her Drow powers of manipulation of the elements, strength and speed mean that she is very, very good at her job. But the sudden presence of demons in Manhattan changes everything. As Trackers die, and their human liaisons disappear, Nyx’s strength will be tested beyond anything she ever imagined – and the whole world will be at risk.

This first in the series had the potential to be “just another UF.” There is the expected cast of characters – vampires, werewolves and elves (Oh, my) as well as characters that aren’t often seen, such as shadow stalkers and metamorphs. But Cheyenne McCray has done a wonderful job of taking this book to a new level, writing a much more character-driven novel than one normally sees. There are twists and turns, some seriously messed-up stuff, and the truth of never knowing if those who you believe to be your friends truly are.

This is a great start to the series, and I look forward to reading more.

I was given this book as a gift from a friend. All thoughts are my own....more

I don't think it was that bad. Was it predictable? Well, yeah. I saw that one coming, but it was entertaining. Nyx as a character is flawed... she has a temper and tends to leap before she looks because she's young, a warrior and thinks she's invincible. I could've done without all the clothing description. Nyx is kind of a label whore - personally I don't care about fashion, so I related more to her sidekick Olivia. The whole XPhone thing didn't bother me. (IPhone, XPhone, who give a shit.) WhaI don't think it was that bad. Was it predictable? Well, yeah. I saw that one coming, but it was entertaining. Nyx as a character is flawed... she has a temper and tends to leap before she looks because she's young, a warrior and thinks she's invincible. I could've done without all the clothing description. Nyx is kind of a label whore - personally I don't care about fashion, so I related more to her sidekick Olivia. The whole XPhone thing didn't bother me. (IPhone, XPhone, who give a shit.) What did bother me were the sex scenes. I HATE the way that Cheyenne McCray writes about sex. She writes sex like a dude! (Pussies, cocks, slick core, etc.) YUCK!! Could've done without all that. In fact, I skipped those sections because it was just making me cringe. I don't like her relationship with the human detective Adam either. I don't know why, but something about him bothers me. Plus, if she's a half Drow princess and the only one of her kind then she should probably be with someone supernatural. I don't want her to be with Rodan, but I kind of thought there was a little tension between her and T.

Overall: it's entertaining but predictable. Sex scenes are crude and cringe worthy but it has potential as a series. Bad ass heroine wearing leather corsets while kicking ass - check. Multiple love interests - check. Under appreciated human side kick - check. It's not the best written and the character are a little underdeveloped, but it's entertaining and a quick read....more

This is going to be a bit of a mini review because, well, I couldn’t bring myself to finish this book. I felt an immediate dislike for the heroine, the heroine’s sidekick, the romantic lead, the secondary romantic lead… needless to say, almost as soon as someone was introduced on page, they were added to the list. In addition to unlikeable and unrelatable characters, we’re treated to massive amounts of info dumping in a telling rather than showing fashion that just alienated me further.

Right offThis is going to be a bit of a mini review because, well, I couldn’t bring myself to finish this book. I felt an immediate dislike for the heroine, the heroine’s sidekick, the romantic lead, the secondary romantic lead… needless to say, almost as soon as someone was introduced on page, they were added to the list. In addition to unlikeable and unrelatable characters, we’re treated to massive amounts of info dumping in a telling rather than showing fashion that just alienated me further.

Right off the bat, we’re informed that Nyx, the main character, is a Drow princess. Then we’re treated to what we’re supposed to interpret as “I’m so hip” language by the main character. Paranormals are now paranorms because abbreviating, or abreving (like that, huh?) is cool and, really, we just don’t have time to finish saying the rest of the word because we need to look up something on our XPhone. Oh, yes, the author must have sold her soul to Apple because ‘XPhone’ is mentioned almost ten times in the first chapter alone.

As if the repeated mentions of the character’s XPhone isn’t bad enough, we’re also treated to a detailed description of every item Nyx wears, which is all designer, of course. Yay, more name dropping. Fortunately, we are treated to a brief reprieve from Neiman Marcus and Dolce & Gabbana when Nyx describes her partner’s clothing. Unfortunately, the partner wears jeans and phrase t-shirts that are better suited to a 10 year old girl. Don’t worry, you’ll get a new phrase at least once a chapter. Be excited.

Speaking of the partner, when we’re first introduced to Olivia, we’re told she has ‘full curves.’ Ok, got an idea of the character, great, can we get to the story? Oh, sorry, wait, you wanted to talk more about that? Apparently, because that’s mentioned several times in the beginning of the second chapter, even after we’ve seen the sidekick for a whole chapter.

“What’s it been?” Olivia adjusted the bra strap that helped contain her melon-sized breasts. “Two years since you moved into this place and she put up the sign?”

Alright, have you made your point yet? No? Damn.

Olivia snapped her bra straps in place. “This place was a mess before you had the privilege of me coming to work as your partner.”

“Ha.” I looked down at my breasts, which were small in comparison to Olivia’s. I hadn’t known they grew them as big as hers until I moved here from the Drow Realm. Elves and Fae – peaches in comparison. I looked back at her. “That Sprite would have had you singing Broadway show tunes if I hadn’t arrived. Before he fed you to his buddy, the Were.”

Needless to say, the disillusionment with this book never ceases to continue. We then find out that Nyx is emotionally when it comes to men because one man, Stan, was spooked by her nighttime appearance. Oh, yes, while during the day Nyx has the appearance of a very attractive human, at night, her straight black hair turns to a “luxurious cobalt blue,” her ears become pointed, skin turns “like pale amethyst marble,” and her teeth also turn pointed, similar to those of vampires. But don’t worry, she doesn’t thirst for blood like they do. Oh. She also wanders around at night fighting in leather pants and a black leather corset. While this isn't out of the norm in your UF books, by this point in time, I was so fed up I wasn't going to give a benefit of the doubt anymore.

This origin story had many wonderful things to recommend it and deserves a higher rating than I am giving it. This fast paced new series introduces us to a variety of paranormals with unusual gifts living alongside humans, working together. More clearly stated, the secondary characters were easily accessible to me as a reader definitely established their own places in this series, while keeping in mind that is for Nyx to say how important they will be. The3.5stars – I really wanna rate it higher

This origin story had many wonderful things to recommend it and deserves a higher rating than I am giving it. This fast paced new series introduces us to a variety of paranormals with unusual gifts living alongside humans, working together. More clearly stated, the secondary characters were easily accessible to me as a reader definitely established their own places in this series, while keeping in mind that is for Nyx to say how important they will be. They each seem to have enough layers to make them interesting with their own voices making (it look) easy to plot future storylines. In addition to the great world-building, I really enjoyed the atypical Heroine Nyx, who seems to be eyeing the crown of Kate Daniels. I also enjoyed the writing style which seemed to be going everyplace except straight ahead – but you find you have all the information you need when you need it and with no gaps. There was steamy romance, friendships made and lost, betrayals and a huge action piece to wrap everything up nicely. This series has the potential to go the distance and deserves to be widely read.

Things that didn’t work well for me here were the constant name checking in the early chapters and the typos throughout. Both of these items were distracting for me and definitely affected the rating.

Bottom line was that I enjoyed the story enough to go back and read more. ...more

Maybe I need to keep a list of heroine names separated by author; because for the first few pages I had the heroine of "Demons Not Included" confused with another heroine of the same name (slightly different spelling I think) by another author and it threw me for a bit. Cheyenne McCray's new 'Night Tracker' series began with a bang and, at least for me, ended with a bit of a whimper.

Nyx is a one-of-a-kind gal--half-human, half-Drow. By day she's a blonde human--at night she's an amethyst (NOT PUMaybe I need to keep a list of heroine names separated by author; because for the first few pages I had the heroine of "Demons Not Included" confused with another heroine of the same name (slightly different spelling I think) by another author and it threw me for a bit. Cheyenne McCray's new 'Night Tracker' series began with a bang and, at least for me, ended with a bit of a whimper.

Nyx is a one-of-a-kind gal--half-human, half-Drow. By day she's a blonde human--at night she's an amethyst (NOT PURPLE)-skinned, dark-haired Drow. She grew up living in the Drow underworld pampered by both parents and got her strong will and strength from her Dad the Drow King, and her unwillingness to submit and daytime human looks from her Mom. She's also likely the only Drow female to be trained as a warrior and she can certainly kick butt. However, all these things made her a sort of outcast in Drow society...not that it really bothered Nyx' she'd much rather live in the human realm anyway.

Nyx also has a plethora of sexy, available men--one a Drow, one a human, and one a...something. This first book really mostly sets the scenery and rules for McCray's new series (even though it's an offshoot of her previous 'Magic' series) and introduces the main cast. Maybe that's why I felt a little let-down at the end...because although there is AN ending, it's not an END...is that too confusing?

There's sex (and with more than one character), there's mystery (of the paranormal sort), there's action (all over the place), and there's lots of bad guys and a big battle towards the end. Now, even though "Demons Not Included" wasn't a five-star read for me, I fully intend to follow the series and see where she's headed and what happens next with Nyx. So did I enjoy the book? Yes. Will I continue to read Cheyenne McCray? Yes. Was I a little disappointed? Yes....more

I had numerous problems with this book. The entire time I was reading it (it took me several days -- almost unheard of for me -- because I had to force myself to finish it), I kept wondering why I was keeping with it. I'd have been happier if I had just put it down but I spent the money so I was determined to try and like it.

Didn't happen. The characters and the world in which they exist lacked any real depth. Even the protagonist was a bit of a Mary Sue. I couldn't connect with any of them. I gI had numerous problems with this book. The entire time I was reading it (it took me several days -- almost unheard of for me -- because I had to force myself to finish it), I kept wondering why I was keeping with it. I'd have been happier if I had just put it down but I spent the money so I was determined to try and like it.

Didn't happen. The characters and the world in which they exist lacked any real depth. Even the protagonist was a bit of a Mary Sue. I couldn't connect with any of them. I got sick of the author trying to convince me someone was quirky and fun just because of the clothes she wore.

I read a lot of these type of books so I don't actually mind if the book is predictable. However, if I figure out where you're headed within the first few chapters and it takes the protagonist the entire book to put two and two together? That's just bad. I spent the entire book being annoyed she's supposed to be this great paranormal PI and she couldn't put the simplest of clues together. At least make her suspicious! Even if she can't prove it to anyone else. That would stop the reader from having to buy that this is a tough mystery to solve.

So, yeah, I wasn't a fan. I think I'll be passing on any additional Night Tracker books.

Half-human, half-Drow Nyx Ciar may be Princess of the Dark Elves, but she's currently living in New York as a paranormal private investigator by day and Tracker of demons by night. When fellow Trackers are killed, Nyx soon discovers that a Demon Apocalypse is nigh.

Cheyenne McCray has done such a good job with the secondary characters that I like them more than the primary ones. Nadia's past in the Bermuda Triangle sounds exotic and intriguing, and Olivia DeSantos is undoubtedly awesome. Unlike NHalf-human, half-Drow Nyx Ciar may be Princess of the Dark Elves, but she's currently living in New York as a paranormal private investigator by day and Tracker of demons by night. When fellow Trackers are killed, Nyx soon discovers that a Demon Apocalypse is nigh.

Cheyenne McCray has done such a good job with the secondary characters that I like them more than the primary ones. Nadia's past in the Bermuda Triangle sounds exotic and intriguing, and Olivia DeSantos is undoubtedly awesome. Unlike Nyx, Olivia is all-human, and thus her fighting skills and whatnot are even more impressive because she doesn't have magical genes and powers. But she has personality plus, and is great fun. However, the author overdoes it by having Olivia wear T-shirts bearing witticisms. The character is so vibrant that the hokey slogans aren't needed, and thus make them seem lame.

Unfortunately, Olivia is not the main character here, and thus plays second fiddle to the annoying Nyx. At first the Princess's voice is kind of fun, and she's honest enough to admit that she's spoiled. The problem, however, is that she doesn't try to change that. Excluding the fighting scenes, nary a page goes by without a brand name appearing. Everything from clothes, coffee, chips and cat food. And her XPhone, let's not forget. She doesn't just pick up her phone; Nyx picks up her XPHONE, specified all the freaking time. Yes, the phone has more capabilities than just calling and texting, but the persistent and ever-present brand names just make her seem incredibly shallow.

Mind you, everyone consistently telling her how beautiful she is doesn't exactly make Nyx get over herself. Beautiful in human form, beautiful in Drow form, and her skin isn't purple - it's AMETHYST.

And being Drow doesn't mean just being Drow, because apparently that's not enough. Nyx has several kinds of elemental power. The key to creating likeable characters is to make them more realistic, and if she'd only had power with ONE element, that would've been fine.

If the Night Tracker series has a different heroine for every book, this could actually be quite good - the world-building and plot certainly are page-turning - but if Nyx continues to narrate each novel, I don't know if I could summon up the enthusiasm to stick with the Night Trackers....more

It took a long time for me to get into this book, 150 of 243 pages. It's not that it was bad there were just things I was rolling my eyes at. What? The constant name dropping of designers was the big one, that always feels awkward to me. I don't mind some but everytime the heroine is sitting in her human form, the narrative goes to this designer's bag, this designer's shoes. Once it was established that she only wore designer clothing and was a princess, it began to feel like those mentions wereIt took a long time for me to get into this book, 150 of 243 pages. It's not that it was bad there were just things I was rolling my eyes at. What? The constant name dropping of designers was the big one, that always feels awkward to me. I don't mind some but everytime the heroine is sitting in her human form, the narrative goes to this designer's bag, this designer's shoes. Once it was established that she only wore designer clothing and was a princess, it began to feel like those mentions were word count filler. A couple scenes felt like that as well.

The love triangle was interesting in a way, but I never really cared which of the two men Nyx ended up with and that isn't good. The fight scenes were well planned out. The plotline pretty predictable for the genre.Having read some of her shorts, I really expected more from Cheyenne McCray and that disappointed me....more

I really need half-stars to properly rate this book, the first of a new series by an author I love. I enjoyed the first person voice, the world building is fantastic (Drows are "new"), the characters were likable (Olivia is hilarious!)and the pace was fast. The problem I had was that it all felt very superficial to me; Ms. McCray is such a good writer that I even felt her main character felt everything was superficial! That said, I will eagerly pick up the next installment because a) I want to sI really need half-stars to properly rate this book, the first of a new series by an author I love. I enjoyed the first person voice, the world building is fantastic (Drows are "new"), the characters were likable (Olivia is hilarious!)and the pace was fast. The problem I had was that it all felt very superficial to me; Ms. McCray is such a good writer that I even felt her main character felt everything was superficial! That said, I will eagerly pick up the next installment because a) I want to see what happens with Adam; b) I want to see some *wink-wink* action w/ T who sounded positively YUMMY; and c) this Night Tracker world is something else! I just hope that Cheyenne is able to delve a bit deeper into this storyline while still delivering the Jim Butcher-esque dialogue. Altho his characters wouldn't be carrying this season's D&G handbags . . . ....more

Nyx is half-human, half Drow (dark elf). She looks like a human during the daytime, but at night she’s purple (yes, I said purple, not amethyst like she insists throughout the book) with blue hair.

She runs a private investigation business, but also works as a Tracker to hunt down demons. Demons have been killing her fellow trackers. She needs to find their lair and stop them.

Romantic Interests: Two. She is really interested in a human named Adam, but she’s afraid he’ll reject her when he sees what she looks like at night. Her other love is an elf named Rodan, who she knows will never be able to commit to just her.

My Likes:

Her sidekick Olivia is great. I loved her t-shirt collection with interesting sayings.

The action scenes are well-written. Overall, the writing is sound without grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors.

I liked the tension brought on by Torin, who is forced to work with Nyx, but doesn’t get along with her.

Nyx is not a pushover, which is good.

The mystery of which master demon was behind the killings was well developed.

I liked how nothing was left hanging at the end, but she set up Nyx for a new case and, thus, a new book.

My Dislikes:

Ugh, this is hard for me because, as a whole, I liked this book a lot. There were just so many little things that bothered me. A lot of times, I couldn’t put my finger on it. I would think that details didn’t match up, but I didn’t have the motivation to go back and try to find out where something different had been said.

Also, Nyx is not someone I could relate to. She seems self-centered and vain. Some of the comments added in the book, particularly at the beginning, seem like afterthoughts to try to make her more likable. It took a long time for me to believe that she really cared about the people who were being murdered. Plus, she’s a clothing snob who carries a designer purse to crime scenes. That part just seemed ridiculous.

Nitty-picky, but the cover’s wrong. Nyx only wears the corset and leather stuff when she’s a Tracker, which is only at night. Since that’s her nighttime demon-fighting outfit, she should be purple and have blue hair. She never wears that stuff when she’s human.

There were other things that bothered me, but I can’t think of them right now.

Overall Assessment:

I think Demons Not Included is a book people should give a chance if they haven’t read it yet. It has a lot of positives, definitely more than negatives. However, it’s not going to be for everyone.

I’ll read the next book in the series. I liked it enough to continue....more

It was a slow book at times and I really did have to push my self to continue at other times. But I did end up enjoying the story line and the characters a lot more, than I first thought I would at the start of the book. At times I found myself also not wanting to put it down. So, I'm going to see what the next book brings.

Will you be adding "Demons Not Included by Cheyenne McCray" to your reading list or have you all ready had the pleasure of reading it? If so. Let's talk.

This book didn't do anything good for me! I didn't like any of the characters, the main character was dumb and had no personality. The princess, gucci, D&G and OMG he is so hot kinda girl is in my head from 14-18 years old. This one is 27! twenty F******* seven and she acts like a teenager. (sorry for my swaring)

The story was dull and half the time I couldn't figure out what age it was ment for. The mani part of the book wasI have given this one only one star (I hate giving bad reviews :( )

This book didn't do anything good for me! I didn't like any of the characters, the main character was dumb and had no personality. The princess, gucci, D&G and OMG he is so hot kinda girl is in my head from 14-18 years old. This one is 27! twenty F******* seven and she acts like a teenager. (sorry for my swaring)

The story was dull and half the time I couldn't figure out what age it was ment for. The mani part of the book was written in a language for a 13-year-old while the sex scenes fitted her 27 years???But the main thing that makes me hate this on is the over use of the same words! The words "Goddess" is everywhere. I counted "demon" 5 times over 3 sentences and if I read the word "Xphone" again I'll burn the book.

Great plot and world building but rough writing with repetitive use of words/phrases. Ms. McCray has great potential in Paranormal writing career with a little more practice. Really talented in creative writing just need to polish her continuity and fluidity in writing.

Half-human, half-Drow princess Nyx is a Tracker who defends her city against the big and small creatures of the Otherworld in NY. She solves cases and kicks butt with her former NYPD partner Olivia when she isn't shopping or salivating after hottie human liasion cop, Adam.

Something nasty in the form of Demons, has been murdering paranorms and now...Trackers and humans.

Nyx isn't going to take this lying down, even if she has to do all the dirty work all by extra special self.

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Half-human, half-Drow princess Nyx is a Tracker who defends her city against the big and small creatures of the Otherworld in NY. She solves cases and kicks butt with her former NYPD partner Olivia when she isn't shopping or salivating after hottie human liasion cop, Adam.

Something nasty in the form of Demons, has been murdering paranorms and now...Trackers and humans.

Nyx isn't going to take this lying down, even if she has to do all the dirty work all by extra special self.

Too bad no one (friends et al) is going to allow her to hog all the glory.

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Hmmm...I don't know why this book got such a bad rep. I've read and reviewed books where the author could not write a straight, grammatically correct sentence if they were facing a firing squad--and this author (who shall remain nameless) is selling books from four e-publishers, three I highly respect yet question for this fact.

I've read so many negative reviews about Demons Not Included on here. This has me puzzled over the nameless author I just mentioned gaining so many readers without anyone screaming foul play. Ms. McCray can write, understand the mechanics of writing, whether you liked the darn book or not.

Of course, I don't allow anyone's opinion to deter me from making up my own mind. :-) Usually the general consensus is the least interesting one--or inaccurate.

I do agree that the high end designer references sometimes overloaded the story. You can only read about a character's Dolce and Gabanna bag so many times without grimacing. And I like D&G!

There's plot cliches all around, not a lot of twists and surprises. Still, this was an enjoyable read, pleasant in fact.

Lots of good character developement and ideas, too. I like the depiction of the Dark Elves/Drow; it's fresh and original, quite different from RA Salvatore's UnderDark featuring purple eyed ranger Drizzt. No one is trying to emulate Salvatore, few to zero could pull it off.

I liked the Trackers, Nyx's human partner Olivia, Adam her love interest, and the array of supernatural nasties.

This is the first book and it ended with an interesting cliff hanger. And other unresolved concerns--sooo, it's worth a read for the second book. First books can sometimes stagger and lurch a bit in the beginning, and will pick up and soar later. This series has potential.

It gets 3 stars for solid writing, great characters, inspired moments of originality, decent sex scenes and good, tight action. The protagonist is pretty interesting, and I'd like to see her fleshed out more.

With that all said--

If you like the author, try this on for size, and don't let anyone's angst and distaste infect you.

Demons Not Included is pretty much like most of the urban fantasy out there. Paranormal tough chick working at an investigating firm. She is of course strong, hot, and attracts men. There are some bad guys causing trouble and it's up to the main character and her team to save the day. I enjoy the urban fantasy genre, and most urban fantasy books are good, but this one has a few things added that takes it up a notch. First, I couldn't put it down. There is no stagnation or boring sections in DemoDemons Not Included is pretty much like most of the urban fantasy out there. Paranormal tough chick working at an investigating firm. She is of course strong, hot, and attracts men. There are some bad guys causing trouble and it's up to the main character and her team to save the day. I enjoy the urban fantasy genre, and most urban fantasy books are good, but this one has a few things added that takes it up a notch. First, I couldn't put it down. There is no stagnation or boring sections in Demons Not Included. The reader is wondering who the bad guy is, who the traitor is, what the symbols on the floors mean, will the main character come clean with her love interest, and so on. Second, I like the main character. Nyx is strong yet vulnerable. She can get hurt and she has relationship problems, but she is willing to take the blame when things go wrong. I also like that this is a self contained story in which everything is solved, because I do think that while I enjoyed this book, I don't think I'd love the series. The characters are interesting enough for one story, but so much has been resolved that the next story seems like it would be boring. Overall, Demons Not Included is an exciting story about a half drow versus a demon horde. It's a nice quick read with a likable heroine and is full of enough action to keep readers interested. I'm glad a read it, and I think it's definitely worth giving a shot. ...more

i really enjoyed reading this book even if i didnt enjoy the main character very much. i though Nyx's personality was a bit dim at times, there were a couple of times when she was pretty cool and i really enjoyed reading about her but than she would go an ruin it by saying stupid things. she had a really bad habit of saying lines off movies when she was in the middle of a battle - which drove me insane!

i liked the 2nd main female character the most - Olivia - i think the book would of been bettei really enjoyed reading this book even if i didnt enjoy the main character very much. i though Nyx's personality was a bit dim at times, there were a couple of times when she was pretty cool and i really enjoyed reading about her but than she would go an ruin it by saying stupid things. she had a really bad habit of saying lines off movies when she was in the middle of a battle - which drove me insane!

i liked the 2nd main female character the most - Olivia - i think the book would of been better if it was from her POV. Olivia had an awesome personality with many funny quirks and a great out look on life. though out the book she had these fantastic T-shirts that had these saying on them like "come to the dark side, we have chocolate". hehe.Nyx parents were also really cool characters, totally loved her mum, lol.

it was great how there were so many different paranormal creatures in the book. i loved how Nyx was half human and half Drow/Dark Elf, it made her more interesting and not so boring.

this book also had wicked fight scene's which were totally awesome, Nyx was a kick ass fighter, she was stronger and faster than a normal human at night time (when her purple side kicked in, hehe) she also did these awesome acrobatics while fighting and had bad ass daggers.

I found this series while looking for something new to read on Goodreads, since I am a big fan of books with the Fae I thought I would give it a try. I don't know why I do this but about halfway through I started reading her the reviews and they were pretty mixed. While I didn't find it as bad as some of the reviews it isn't a five star book either.

The main character Nyx is a half human and half Drow which is a Dark Elf, she is part of a group of trackers that keep demons and other paranormal baI found this series while looking for something new to read on Goodreads, since I am a big fan of books with the Fae I thought I would give it a try. I don't know why I do this but about halfway through I started reading her the reviews and they were pretty mixed. While I didn't find it as bad as some of the reviews it isn't a five star book either.

The main character Nyx is a half human and half Drow which is a Dark Elf, she is part of a group of trackers that keep demons and other paranormal baddies at bay. During the day she looks the same as any other human but at night she becomes Drow with amethyst skin(not purple) and blue hair. Ok the amethyst thing got kinda irritating. There are demons coming through in great numbers and Trackers are being killed along with their human liaisons.

Nyx also has a thing for one of the human liaisons Adam. I kinda liked Nyx, she took a beating and kept getting back up, she took many beatings in fact. I liked the fact that she went against her culture and chose not to be subservient to a man. Adam though I didn't really get too invested in him he was just too amenable til the end.

Ok my one pet peeve was the perpetual label dropping was worse than even a JR Ward novel and the whole XPhone thing...seriously. On the plus side there was a ton of action and it did hold my interest. ...more

I've had just plain rotten luck lately. This is the latest in a string of disappointing PNR. I thought about upping my rating to a 2.5 at one point - 2 for the first half and then a 3 for the last half. But then I reached the end and saw how many open threads were left and gave up on the idea.

My primary complaint was the first person narrative. I really don't like them. I always wonder why exactly the person is telling the story in the first place. It's exacerbated in this case because the heroI've had just plain rotten luck lately. This is the latest in a string of disappointing PNR. I thought about upping my rating to a 2.5 at one point - 2 for the first half and then a 3 for the last half. But then I reached the end and saw how many open threads were left and gave up on the idea.

My primary complaint was the first person narrative. I really don't like them. I always wonder why exactly the person is telling the story in the first place. It's exacerbated in this case because the heroine, Nyx, is constantly referencing her Drow powers. I don't know how many times she says, "because of my Drow half...," "I'm Drow so...," "my Drow powers enable me to..." It was a lot though. It felt very much like someone who was overly proud of their heritage and taking every opportunity to brag on it. How many of you like spending time with braggarts?

Then there was all of the unnecessary detail in the first half of the book. (It did lighten up in the latter half once the reader was expected to have gotten used to what sort of person Nyx was, which is part of why I considered upping the star rating.) The fact is that I just didn't care if her coat was by Fendi, bag is Dolce & Gabbana and her shoes were Salvatore Ferragamo. Couldn't they just be a coat, purse and heals? And what is an XPhone. It got really distracting being referenced as such. Couldn't it just be a phone, cell, or tablet? I found the whole first half of the book really cluttered with this sort of detail, as well as with all of the descriptions of all of the different species.

Lastly, I didn't get a feel for any of the characters other than Nyx (and just barely her). You know how most books have a couple side characters who you see, but don't know. That's how every character in this book felt. Everyone seem inconsequential. They popped up every now and again to throw out a witticism and then disappeared again.

The whole Paranormal Peacekeeper idea was interesting and there was some interesting world-building. But the whole thing was fairly predictable and wrapped up shockingly easy. I generally just found the whole thing disappointing. ...more

Lately I've been seeing the covers for Cheyenne McCray's Night Tracker novels and I'll admit they had me intrigued so I decided to give them a try. Starting with Demons Not Included, of course.

It was pretty darn good too. Some of the beginning details are fuzzy since I was reading them while at the beginning of my cold which is slowly going away now, but when I picked it back up today! WOW! I was blown away. I was wondering why it took me so long to finish the book, then again being sick chimedLately I've been seeing the covers for Cheyenne McCray's Night Tracker novels and I'll admit they had me intrigued so I decided to give them a try. Starting with Demons Not Included, of course.

It was pretty darn good too. Some of the beginning details are fuzzy since I was reading them while at the beginning of my cold which is slowly going away now, but when I picked it back up today! WOW! I was blown away. I was wondering why it took me so long to finish the book, then again being sick chimed in, whatever!

I loved it! It was very exciting. There was a little bit of info confusion for me in the beginning. Just trying to get use to how the supernaturals are in the book. Who's good and who's bad. The glossary in the front of the novel was helpful and a little funny since some of the creatures didn't really have a description according to Nyx. It was based on her knowledge.

Nyx was a great character! Still a little confused with her identity, being half Drow or one of the Dark Elves. But with most of the terminology and things like that, it's always best to just roll with it. During the day Nyx is a normal human being and by night she transforms into her Drow side. You learn this very quickly, so I don't think of it as a spoiler and the BOC tells you this too, I'm just detailing it a bit!

She works with other Trackers to keep their city, NYC safe. There are a few humans in the know, they are known as liaisons. And one is Adam, a cop that Nyx works with often and lately has been building feelings towards.

There is a little more romance in here than I'm use to, but it didn't bother me a whole lot. I don't want to get into all of it, because that does lead to spoilers. So before I type out something I shouldn't, I'll leave the details alone. But there was quite a bit of romance in here and it wasn't bad. I'd call it steamy, but I don't read a lot of romance-y things, so it might be tamed for the PNR lovers.

The overall story arc was good too. Nyx is trying to track down demons that are slaughtering her friends. The mystery element is huge here! Then the mysterious Torin guy comes in and Nyx can't make heads or tails of him. Neither could I! I was surprised again and again with certain elements to the storyline and never saw any of it coming.

The book didn't end too HEA either, it actually sets you up for the next book, No Werewolves Involved, which is going on my To Buy list! Don't know when I will actually get around to it since my TBR pile is still pretty tall and just keeps growing!

Overall the book was fantastic! My opinion on the beginning is muddled as I said due to my cold, but it did pick up. There was a nice steady pace that had me wanting to read on to solve the mystery and see if my guesses were correct or not--they weren't! The characters were all engaging and interesting too. Olivia, Nyx's human partner in the PI business, was just great! Loved her and her many shirts! Read the book and you'll know what I mean unless you have already read it!

This story is about Nyx a half drow half human princess, that is a tracker. Nyx keeps the world safe from paranormal bad guys, and sometimes human. This is the first book in the Night Tracker series. Having read other books by Cheyenne McCray I was looking forward to starting a new series by her, I was totally caught up in this story right from the start. This is a great book full of all different types of paranormal creatures, and action. If you've read her magic series then you'll recognize NyThis story is about Nyx a half drow half human princess, that is a tracker. Nyx keeps the world safe from paranormal bad guys, and sometimes human. This is the first book in the Night Tracker series. Having read other books by Cheyenne McCray I was looking forward to starting a new series by her, I was totally caught up in this story right from the start. This is a great book full of all different types of paranormal creatures, and action. If you've read her magic series then you'll recognize Nyx's parents from that series, and if you haven't I recommend that you gran it and read it. All of Cheyenne McCray's book have a quality about to them that makes it easy to get lost inside of her characters, and story. She writes books from special ops to paranormal romance, with a few other styles thrown in too. This story has action, romance, suspense, and mystery. Throw in hot powerful male leads and you've got yourself a winning combination for any paranormal romance. Her characters are so well rounded that at times it's almost like you can feel them breath, they go through emotional high's and lows and you are right there with them rooting for things to work out. Demon's are attacking the town, and Nyx's is out to stop them. Unfortunately things go from bad to worse rather quickly, and the trackers are being hunted instead of the hunters. The sheer number of demons requires Nyx's to use outside help in the form of her P.I. partner Olivia, and her Police liaison Adam. Nyx doesn't want to use humans for help scared they will be hurt or worse, but she has no choice in the matter they need all the help they can get if they want to send these demons back to hell.

This was a great read and I hope you will pick it up and give Author Cheyenne McCray a try, if you haven't already you are missing out on a wonderful author....more

This book was a mess. Ohhh where to start. First off lets talk about the good. The main character Nyx was likeable enough.Her back story was interesting .I liked the whole drow thing. The secondary character of Olivia was very interesting and cute.( I loved the T shirt thing.) Now the bad.The rest of the secondary characters were under developed . I felt like there were huge chunks of this book left sitting on the cutting room floor. The entire plot was convoluted and forced. It seemed like she This book was a mess. Ohhh where to start. First off lets talk about the good. The main character Nyx was likeable enough.Her back story was interesting .I liked the whole drow thing. The secondary character of Olivia was very interesting and cute.( I loved the T shirt thing.) Now the bad.The rest of the secondary characters were under developed . I felt like there were huge chunks of this book left sitting on the cutting room floor. The entire plot was convoluted and forced. It seemed like she was really trying to tell a good story here but got caught up in a deadline or something. You never really got a feel for where exactly this story was trying to go. There were times where I am sure I was supposed to be sad or angry , but because the characters were never developed I just didn't care. The last complaint was the romance/sex in this book. For one thing there was no romance. There was a sad attempt that fell completely short.There were two competing males for Nyx attention. One was just icky ,and the other dull as dirt.The sex was of the " wham bam thank you ma'am" variety. I will read the second book in this series since a friend gave me 4 of them for free. If the next one isn't better though I doubt I will read book three....more

It is the type of story that would normally appeal to me and I wanted to like it but I felt it was a written version of paint by the numbers with no depth or reality to the characters. I am not quite sure how to describe it. It almost felt like the author had a checklist when she was writing (bad ass heroine, hot normal guy, hot paranormal guy, sassy best friend, paranormal crime fighting etc) but didn't actually care about the story or the characters enough to make them feOne and a half stars.

It is the type of story that would normally appeal to me and I wanted to like it but I felt it was a written version of paint by the numbers with no depth or reality to the characters. I am not quite sure how to describe it. It almost felt like the author had a checklist when she was writing (bad ass heroine, hot normal guy, hot paranormal guy, sassy best friend, paranormal crime fighting etc) but didn't actually care about the story or the characters enough to make them feel real. Conversely it there was also an element of try hard about this book. It was incredibly cliche and I never cared about the heroine. The closest she came with a character I would have had any interest in finding out about was Olivia who is infinitely more interesting than the heroine. I didn't even finish this one. I was very disappointed because I have read other stuff by this author that was not as bad. That being said I liked the idea behind the story and I have read reviews that the next 2 books are better than the first so I may give the series one more chance....more

The only thing that impressed me about this book is how talented the author was at giving us bits and pieces of storyline-breadcrumbs to read every now and again, while she went on to write about everything else except the plot . This series has the potential for greatness but I doubt anything will really change. It reminds me of the Otherworld series. There is so much potential to take the Otherworld series to a serious level but at the same time there's something really flaky and fluffy aboutThe only thing that impressed me about this book is how talented the author was at giving us bits and pieces of storyline-breadcrumbs to read every now and again, while she went on to write about everything else except the plot . This series has the potential for greatness but I doubt anything will really change. It reminds me of the Otherworld series. There is so much potential to take the Otherworld series to a serious level but at the same time there's something really flaky and fluffy about it; and this book is no different. It's a shame, I'm really into drows at the moment and there aren't many good fae books out there that are urban fantasy and cater to adults, besides Karen Moning's fever series and Richelle Mead's Dark Swan series (sigh). Half drow half human Nyx is a private investigator working to help solve vicious attacks on the human and paranormal communities by fugitive demons who escaped their realm. Not only are these escapees wreaking havoc but they are really hungry too and aren't too particular in which species they snack on. This book really tried my patience. Needless to say, I will not be reading No Werewolves Allowed, the next book in the series. I gave this book three-stars instead of one-star because it wasn't all bad. Personally, the boom in urban fantasy books seems replay the same type of story over and over again. Heroine doesn't know magic exist and then suddenly she's shocked to discover it does and she has all this power and it's up to her to save mankind; plus she's usually too-stupid-to-live and over abundantly sassy. Thankfully this book didn't go that route and it was pretty creative with several instances of intellect and intrigue. Contrary to the positives in my review, I just don't have any patience for flaky novels these days. I won't be reading this series but I will give her Magic series a try. ...more

Storyline: Meet Nyx. She's a half-human, half–Drow (Dark Elf) PI who investigates paranormal crimes by day and is an elite Tracker who wears leather and fights demons by night. (Her skin also turns Amethyst, or purple, as her partner Olivia likes to say and her ears and teeth grow as well.) She prefers working solo—and playing rough. So when a terrifying force starts murdering innocent humans and paranorms, and leaving strange demonic symbols burned into their buildings, it’s a case Nyx takes veStoryline: Meet Nyx. She's a half-human, half–Drow (Dark Elf) PI who investigates paranormal crimes by day and is an elite Tracker who wears leather and fights demons by night. (Her skin also turns Amethyst, or purple, as her partner Olivia likes to say and her ears and teeth grow as well.) She prefers working solo—and playing rough. So when a terrifying force starts murdering innocent humans and paranorms, and leaving strange demonic symbols burned into their buildings, it’s a case Nyx takes very personally

Meanwhile, Nyx’s fellow Trackers are being killed one by one and a sexy new Tracker named Torin is shadowing her every move. Torin has powers Nyx can’t read, and sometimes she wonders whose side he’s on. What may, or may not be a coincidence to the Trackers deaths, their police liasions are also killed. Nyx’s instincts tell her something’s brewing in the city’s meanest supernatural streets, and that it’s ready to unleash hell on Earth. Who can she trust? Now it’s five minutes to permanent midnight and Nyx’s last chance means risking everything—even her own life.

Nyx Ciar is also a Princess of the Dark Elves, and works with a human partner named Olivia DeSantos. Olivia is the comic relief of the book at times, but she's also a former police officer, so she knows her way around guns and investigations. Unlike Nyx, Olivia is all-human. She tends to wear off the cuff T-Shirts bearing different witticisms. While Nyx wears Dolce and Cabanna, Olivia wears Jeans and T-Shirts. They couldn't be more different. One is tall, while the other is short. But they make excellent partners.

This is the first book in the Night Tracker series and a good entry into the UF genre. This was my first time reading anything by this author, but have since finished several other books. I like Nyk, and Olivia's relationship, and it can only get better in future books. Nyk's boss, a Dow named Rodan, is also a former lover who just happens to want to jump Nyk's bones each and everytime they are around each other. Of course, this causes conflict with NYPD Detective Adam Boyd, naturally.

Everyone has different opinions regarding this novel, and how Nyk has to dress up in leather when she transforms into her Dark Elf side. It's fantasy folks!...more

This is my second Cheyenne McCray novel, and I thought I would give it a chance since Shadow Magic was okay. The writing in DNI did not flow as smoothly as I would like. I felt I was reading the same sentence about 10 times over, and it doesn't help when there were random or useless details which made reading the book a bigger drag. My main disappointments with this book was the heroine was not as spectacular as I would have liked considering she is the only of her kind with special abilities. IThis is my second Cheyenne McCray novel, and I thought I would give it a chance since Shadow Magic was okay. The writing in DNI did not flow as smoothly as I would like. I felt I was reading the same sentence about 10 times over, and it doesn't help when there were random or useless details which made reading the book a bigger drag. My main disappointments with this book was the heroine was not as spectacular as I would have liked considering she is the only of her kind with special abilities. Instead, I was compelled to read about the expensive clothing she wore and flicking erasers at her partner as demons were slaying others. Nyx, the best PI of her unit, just couldn't make the connection of each crime although it was obvious. Last, I would have preferred more relationship development between the other characters; example, Torin and Adam. The synopsis gave me the impression it would be between Nyx and Torin, however, I felt Torin was never around enough; and Adam was just one of those cliché sexy men who just appeared to be important all of a sudden. Unfortunately, I just couldn't connect with the book. I was hoping for more, and it wasn't delivered. I don't think I will read another book by McCray or at least buy one. ...more

Nyx Ciar is half human/half dark elf who nightly changes into her elf-self, purple skinned (oh I'm sorry Amethyst) with blue hair and as a Tracker, finds and kills demons. During the day she is a private investigator who has a terrible crush on Adam Boyd, NYPD detective whom she works with solving crimes. Something demonish is killing Trackers and kidnapping paranorm liaisons (cops) and Nyx is determined to find this demon and destroy it before another of her friends is gruesomely murdered.

ThisNyx Ciar is half human/half dark elf who nightly changes into her elf-self, purple skinned (oh I'm sorry Amethyst) with blue hair and as a Tracker, finds and kills demons. During the day she is a private investigator who has a terrible crush on Adam Boyd, NYPD detective whom she works with solving crimes. Something demonish is killing Trackers and kidnapping paranorm liaisons (cops) and Nyx is determined to find this demon and destroy it before another of her friends is gruesomely murdered.

This is a very involved world set in NYC with lots of Trackers, setting up for a long series, I hope. In addition to the many Trackers, we have Nyx's PI partner Olivia (also a bad-ass who likes vampires), Rodan (her boss and sometimes lover) and Torin (an enigma who may or may not be on their side.) I was caught from the first chapter by Nyx and Olivia. There is definitely enough going on to keep anyone interested and glued to the pages. ...more

Nyx is a PI by day and a Tracker by night... Same thing really. She works 24hrs... I wonder if she ever sleeps. She's a PI that deals with the paranorm cases. At night, she's a tracker that deals with the paranorm crimes. So... It seems like the same type of job right?

Humm what else... The book is your typical UF with your typical triangle. I like CMC's way of writing, hence the 4 stars... Sometimes authors have a golden plot/story/concept but they can'tI like it. :) Off to read the next one. :)

Nyx is a PI by day and a Tracker by night... Same thing really. She works 24hrs... I wonder if she ever sleeps. She's a PI that deals with the paranorm cases. At night, she's a tracker that deals with the paranorm crimes. So... It seems like the same type of job right?

Humm what else... The book is your typical UF with your typical triangle. I like CMC's way of writing, hence the 4 stars... Sometimes authors have a golden plot/story/concept but they can't write well... so blah. In this case, typical story almost like Jill Kismet environment, good cast of characters, interesting plot, and good writing. :) So 4 stars.

Since this book ends properly and then hints what happens next... I need to find out what actually happens. So enough of this review and off to the next book.:)...more

"New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author Cheyenne McCray is the author of several series, including the new "Lawmen" series which debuted with the book "Hidden Prey."

Cheyenne grew up on a ranch in southeastern Arizona. She has been writing ever since she can remember, back to her kindergarten days when she penned her first poem. She always knew one day she would write novels, hoping her"New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author Cheyenne McCray is the author of several series, including the new "Lawmen" series which debuted with the book "Hidden Prey."

Cheyenne grew up on a ranch in southeastern Arizona. She has been writing ever since she can remember, back to her kindergarten days when she penned her first poem. She always knew one day she would write novels, hoping her readers would get lost in the worlds she created, just as she experienced when she read some of her favorite books.

Chey has three sons, three dogs, and is an Arizona native who loves the desert, the sunshine, and the beautiful sunsets. Visit Chey's website and get all of the latest info and meet up with her at Cheyenne McCray’s Place on Facebook!Visit